4 ms·
> Despite this enthusiasm, however, a number of technological challenges remain before scientists can test such wombs on human babies. Philosophical and ethica
by _def 2y ago
> Despite this enthusiasm, however, a number of technological challenges remain before scientists can test such wombs on human babies.
Philosophical and ethical challenges aside
- kibwen 2y agoIt's possible to have a non-functioning womb while still having functioning ovaries. I don't see any philosophical or ethical problems with artificial wombs as an alternative to surrogacy.
- Terr_ 2y agoIt seems to me most of the big ethical challenges would involve acts which would already be atrocity-proximate even involving regular wombs. Weird experiments, clone armies, etc. The common case seem much more straightforward, such as laws to prevent a hospital/creche from early-terminating a 9-month lease on Uterine Replicator #123 for non-payment, different fields on "birth certificate", some case-law around, er, "miscarriage" events, etc.
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoThey’d be ethically valid to use on babies born too early to survive.